> I had actually meant to post this stuff to the Cummins list but have been > swamped. I'll do that now <g>. Thanks, I appreciate it. > Col. WILLIAM CUMMINS (23 Nov 1797-1 Apr 1865, age 67) and of Definitely too young for my ancestor, but could be a cousin. > All three were farmers and Presbyterian. Another impediment to connection. Family lore is that my Nancy Cummins was a Quaker of English descent (seems kind of odd to me, though, since her husband Thomas Cranston was Scots-Irish). > I think they are all siblings but can't absolutely prove it. William and > Robert both married Sterret sisters. Just looking at the naming patterns > I had hazarded a guess that their parents might be named James and > Sarah....but that's kind of wobbly. Being Presbyterian they were probably Scots or Scots-Irish. Are you aware of the Scots/Irish naming rule? S R C A cott obert ranston nderson phssra@physics.emory.edu List Admin, C{OFFIELD-L,OLLOSKY-L,RANSTON-L,UMMINS-L}@rootsweb.com USGenWeb County Coordinator, Guernsey Co., OH